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| Dan Kolov | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Doncho Kolev Danev[1][2] |
| Born | 26 December 1892[1][2] Sennik, Sevlievo, Bulgaria[2] |
| Died | 27 March 1940 (aged 47)[1] Sennik, Sevlievo, Bulgaria |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Dan Kolman[1] Dan Koloff[1] Dan Kolov[1] Date Petroff[1] Donecho Koley[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Billed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
| Trained by | Zbyszko Cyganiewicz[2] |
| Debut | 1914[1] |
| Retired | 1937 |
Doncho Kolev Danev (Bulgarian: Дончо Колев Данев) (26 December 1892 – 27 March 1940), better known by the ring name Dan Kolov (Bulgarian: Дан Колов), was a Bulgarian professional wrestler born in Sennik, Bulgaria who was the first European freestyle wrestling champion from Bulgaria.
He also won the European gold in 1936 in the championship in Paris, which was the second distinction for Bulgaria after the world title of Nikola Petrov (Greco-Roman wrestling) from 1900.
He was inducted in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2020.